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Rock Valley Hay Auction (Thur)

Iowa · Hay auction · Thu, Dec 16
● As filed18 linesUSDA AMS · slug 2244

Receipts

USDA's own comparison
5 ton sold · 37 ton a year ago (Dec 15).

Reporter comment USDA

As filed

Compared to last week, alfalfa sold 1.00 to 3.00 higher, while grass sold steady with a weak undertone. Straw and corn stalks sold steady on a light test. Buyer demand was moderate for a light sale supply. Rock Valley Hay Auction will have a normal schedule through the holidays coming up, with sales on Monday and Thursday each week.

Alfalfa

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round177.50/ton26.00
Premium
Large Round182.50–195.00/ton205.00
Large Square 3x4192.50/ton28.00
Supreme
Large Round215/ton29.00
Medium Square 3x3225–230/ton57.00

Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Premium
Large Round175–180/ton189.00
Large Square 3x4175/ton23.00
Premium/Supreme
Large Round190/ton5.00
Large Square 3x4200/ton20.00
Medium Square 3x3200/ton22.00
Good
Large Round147.50/ton19.00
Good/Premium
Large Round160–170/ton65.00
Large Square 3x4162.50/ton27.00
Supreme
Large Square 3x4217/ton24.00

Mixed Grass

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
Good
Large Round152.50/ton22.00

Wheat

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Large Square70.00–132.50/ton100.00
Round125/ton20.00

Corn Stalk

By quality and package
PackageGradeMarketPriceQuantity
N/A
Round47.50/ton15.00
Source: USDA AMS · St Joseph, MO. Prices are as filed — nothing recomputed. Hay sells by the ton in some markets and by the bale in others; those are different quantities and are never averaged together.